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- the present invention relates to an image pickup apparatus, an image pickup system, an image pickup method and a computer readable non-transitory recording medium.
- a conventional technique which uses plural high-speed cameras to continuously take images of fast-moving phenomena in synchronization.
- the fast-moving phenomena include blasts, crashes, burning, crackups and electric discharges.
- FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a conventional image pickup system 1 , which uses plural image pickup apparatuses to take images in synchronization.
- the image pickup system 1 consists of the image pickup apparatuses 10 a, 10 b.
- the image pickup apparatuses 10 a, 10 b are used as a master device and a slave device, respectively.
- the image pickup apparatus 10 a When a shutter key is pressed, the image pickup apparatus 10 a, at the same time, sends a shutter command to the image pickup apparatus 10 b and takes a picture of an object 12 to obtain image data, performing a still image recording process on the image data to record as a pickup image 11 a.
- the image pickup apparatuses 10 b takes a picture of the object 12 to obtain image data, performing the still image recording process on the image data to record as a pickup image 11 b.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-296323 discloses a technique, which makes plural high-speed cameras take images in synchronization.
- This conventional technique uses one master camera and plural slave cameras connected to the master camera, and makes the master camera transfer an image synchronizing signal for a high-speed camera to the plural slave cameras, bringing their shooting operations in synchronization.
- the master camera is provided with a timing adjusting unit for securing an accurate synchronization.
- the timing adjusting unit uses a pulse signal to measure a delay time along a transferring route from the master camera to the slave camera, and compensates for the delay time using the measurement result.
- the conventional technique is used to continuously take images of the fast-moving phenomena such as blasts, crashes, burning, crackups and electric discharges.
- the conventional technique provides a camera system, which is able to take an image at an extremely high speed of 1,000,000 frames per second and belongs to a classification of the high-speed cameras for the professional use.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-296323 involves a problem that requires an accurate and troublesome setting before taking pictures. For example, it requires to previously prepare the pulse signal to measure a delay time for making compensation. In general, this technique has another problem that the technique is too complex for consumers to use in dairy life.
- the accurate measurement can be made, but a multiple communication between the master device and slave devices is not allowed. Therefore, the same number of radio communication devices as the slave devices have to be provided at the master device, which also invite a problem that increases the cost and power consumption.
- the present invention provides an image pickup apparatus, an image pickup system, an image pickup method and a computer readable non-transitory recording medium, which will make plural image pickup apparatuses take images in accurate synchronization.
- an image pickup apparatus which comprises an image pickup unit for taking an image to obtain image data, a communication unit for communicating with another image pickup apparatus in synchronization, a synchronous signal generating unit for generating a synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with a timing of a synchronous operation by the communication unit, an image-pickup synchronous signal generating unit for generating an image-pickup synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with the synchronous signal generated by the synchronous signal generating unit, and an image-pickup controlling unit for determining in accordance with the image-pickup synchronous signal generated by the image-pickup synchronous signal generating unit, image-pickup timings at which the image pickup unit obtains image data.
- an image pickup system including at least a first image pickup apparatus and another image pickup apparatus, the first image pickup apparatus and another image pickup apparatus for obtaining image data in synchronization
- the first image pickup apparatus and the another image pickup apparatus each comprise an image pickup unit for taking an image to obtain image data, a communication unit for communicating with the other image pickup apparatus in synchronization, a synchronous signal generating unit for generating a synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with a timing of a synchronous operation by the communication unit, an image-pickup synchronous signal generating unit for generating an image-pickup synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with the synchronous signal generated by the synchronous signal generating unit, an image-pickup controlling unit for determining in accordance with the image-pickup synchronous signal generated by the image-pickup synchronous signal generating unit, image-pickup timings at which the image pickup unit obtains image data, a counting unit for counting from the first the number of frames of image data, which are
- an image pickup method in an image pickup apparatus which comprises an image pickup process of taking an image to obtain image data, a communication process of communicating with another image pickup apparatus in synchronization, a synchronous-signal generating process of generating a synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with a timing of a synchronous operation at the communication process, an image-pickup synchronous signal generating process of generating an image-pickup synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with the synchronous signal generated at the synchronous-signal generating process, and an image-pickup controlling process of determining in accordance with the image-pickup synchronous signal generated at the image-pickup synchronous signal generating process, image-pickup timings at which image data is obtained at the image pickup process.
- a computer readable non-transitory recording medium mounted on an image pickup apparatus, wherein the image pickup apparatus is provided with a computer and an image pickup unit for taking an image to obtain image data, the non-transitory recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program when read and executed to make the computer implement a process, which comprises a communication process of communicating with another image pickup apparatus in synchronization, a synchronous-signal generating process of generating a synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with a timing of a synchronous operation at the communication process, an image-pickup synchronous signal generating process of generating an image-pickup synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with the synchronous signal generated at the synchronous-signal generating process, and an image-pickup controlling process of determining in accordance with the image-pickup synchronous signal generated at the image-pickup synchronous signal generating process, image-pickup timings at which the image pickup unit obtains image data.
- an advantage can be enjoyed, that accurately synchronizes the timings at which plural image pickup apparatuses take images.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image pickup system 100 according to the present embodiment of the invention, which image pickup system 100 comprises plural image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a relationship between BT synchronous signals (BT sync signals) sync 1 a, sync 1 b and image-pickup synchronous signals (image-pickup sync signals) sync 2 a, sync 2 b in the image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b of the image pickup system 100 according to the present embodiment of the invention.
- BT sync signals BT sync signals
- image-pickup synchronous signals image-pickup sync signals
- FIG. 3 is a flow chart of operations performed by the image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b of the image pickup system 100 according to the embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the image pickup system 100 using the image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b, for taking images in synchronization.
- FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a conventional image pickup system 1 , which uses plural image pickup apparatuses to take images in synchronization.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image pickup system 100 according to the present embodiment of the invention.
- the image pickup system 100 comprises plural image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b.
- the image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b comprise Bluetooth (Registered trademark) devices (hereinafter, referred to as “BT devices”) 21 a, 21 b, antennas 22 a, 22 b, TG (Timing generators) 23 a, 23 b, image sensors 24 a, 24 b, image processing units 25 a, 25 b, and memories 26 a, 26 b, respectively.
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- BT devices 21 a, 21 b are radio communication devices in conformity with one of general synchronous digital radio communication systems. BT devices 21 a, 21 b are used to perform communicating operations in a synchronous communication system between the image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b at the same timing, respectively. BT devices 21 a, 21 b generate pulse signals every 250 ms based on synchronous operation timings in the synchronous communication system, and supply the pulse signals to TG (Timing generators) 23 a, 23 b and the image processing units 25 a, 25 b, respectively. These pulse signals are referred to as BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b, respectively. The linked image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b generate BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b at the same timing in response to the operations of BT devices 21 a, 21 b, respectively.
- the image processing units 25 a, 25 b Upon receipt of BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b as trigger signals, the image processing units 25 a, 25 b control operations of TG (Timing generators) 23 a, 23 b, and send commands, respectively.
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- TG (Timing Generators) 23 a, 23 b generates image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b, respectively.
- Each of the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b contains horizontal and vertical synchronous signals. That is, TG (Timing Generators) 23 a, 23 b make the image processing units 25 a, 25 b generate the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b at a desired pre-set synchronous-signal generating timing, respectively.
- TG (Timing Generators) 23 a, 23 b start generating the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b in synchronism with BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b, respectively.
- the image sensors 24 a, 24 b operates in accordance with the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b sent from TG (Timing Generators) 23 a, 23 b.
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- Each of the image sensors 24 a, 24 b performs an exposure operation under a predetermined condition, A/D conversion, and data transferring operation.
- the image pickup apparatus 20 a operates as a master device and the image pickup apparatuses 20 b operates as a slave device.
- the image pickup apparatus 20 a master device
- communication devices other than Bluetooth (Registered trademark) devices 21 a, 21 b can be used to send or receive the instructions of starting a through operation and/or starting recording a still image.
- the image processing units 25 a, 25 b have CPU (Central Processing Unit) 27 a, 27 b for executing given programs to control operations of blocks and perform various processes.
- the image sensors 24 a, 24 b successively send image-pickup data CDa, CDb of each frame to the image processing units 25 a, 25 b, respectively.
- the image processing units 25 a, 25 b successively receive the image-pickup data CDa, CDb from the image sensors 24 a, 24 b and store the received image-pickup data in the memories 26 a, 26 b, respectively.
- the image-pickup data CDa, CDb are successively stored in ring buffers provided in the memories 26 a, 26 b. Each ring buffer has a size for storing 10 frames of image-pickup data CDa, CDb.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a relationship between BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b and the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b in the image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b of the image pickup system 100 according to the present embodiment of the invention.
- TG (Timing Generators) 23 a, 23 b have a fine adjusting function for making adjustment such that a frequency per sec. of generation of synchronous signals of BT synchronous signal sync 1 a and the frequency of BT synchronous signal sync 1 b will be equivalent to each other.
- TG (Timing Generators) 23 a, 23 b generate the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b at the same timing in synchronism with BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b, respectively.
- FIG. 3 is a flow chart of operations performed by the image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b of the image pickup system 100 according to the embodiment of the invention. It is presumed that the image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b are held in a state, in which BT devices 21 a, 21 b are properly linked to each other. A synchronous image-pickup mode of the image pickup apparatus 20 a is set to “master” and a synchronous image-pickup mode of the image pickup apparatus 20 b is set to “slave” and standby state in response to operation of a user.
- the image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b set in the state described above operate in accordance with flowchart of FIG. 3 .
- the image processing unit 25 a sets a frame counter A-frmCnt to “0” (step S 10 ), and waits for BT synchronous signal sync 1 a sent from BT device 21 a (step S 12 ). Immediately thereafter, the instruction of starting the through operation is sent from the image pickup apparatus 20 a to the image pickup apparatus 20 b (step S 14 ). Then, in the image pickup apparatus 20 a, the image processing unit 25 a controls TG (Timing Generator) 23 a so as to start generating the synchronous signal (step S 16 ).
- the frame counter A-frmCnt indicates a serial number of the frames of images taken by the image pickup apparatus 20 a after TG (Timing Generator) 23 a has started generating the synchronous signal.
- the image processing unit 25 b sets a frame counter B-frmCnt to “0” (step S 40 ), and waits for the instruction of starting the through operation sent from the image pickup apparatus 20 a (step S 42 ).
- the image processing unit 25 b in the image pickup apparatus 20 b controls TG (Timing Generator) 23 b so as to start generating the synchronous signal in the same manner as in the image pickup apparatus 20 a (step S 44 ).
- the frame counter B-frmCnt indicates the serial number of the frames of images taken by the image pickup apparatus 20 b after TG (Timing Generator) 23 b has started generating the synchronous signal.
- TG (Timing Generators) 23 a, 23 b start generating the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b in accordance with the following BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b, respectively (step S 18 , step S 46 ).
- the image sensors 24 a, 24 b starts the exposure operation, image-pickup operation, A/D conversion, data transferring operation in synchronism with the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b, respectively (step S 20 to step S 30 and step S 48 to step S 56 ).
- the image processing unit 25 a waits for the image-pickup data of one frame sent from the image sensor 24 a (step S 20 ), and increments the frame counter A-frmCnt after receipt of the image-pickup data of one frame (step S 22 ).
- the number of the frame indicated by the frame counter A-frmCnt is written in a table (not shown) corresponding to a location where the image pickup data is stored.
- the ring buffer of the memory 26 a is updated (step S 24 ). In other words, an address in the memory 26 a where the image pickup data is stored is updated to the following address.
- the image processing unit 25 a judges whether or not a shutter key (not shown) has been pressed (step S 26 ). When the shutter key has not been pressed (NO at step S 26 ), the image processing unit 25 a returns to step S 20 , and waits for image pickup data.
- the image processing unit 25 a substitutes the latest value of the frame counter A-frmCnt into a counter TgtCnt, and sends the latest value of the frame counter A-frmCnt (a value of the counter TgtCnt) to the image processing unit 25 b together with the instruction of starting of recording a still image (step S 28 ). Then, the image processing unit 25 a performs a still-image recording process on the image pickup data corresponding to the counter TgtCnt in the ring buffer of the memory 26 a (step S 30 ), and then returns to step S 20 , waiting for image pickup data.
- the image pickup apparatus 20 a records image pickup data in the ring buffer, which data is successively obtained before the shutter key has been pressed.
- the image pickup data is stored, corresponding to the latest value of the counter TgtCnt indicated at the time when the shutter key has been pressed.
- the image pickup apparatus 20 b performs the following processes substantially in the same manner as in the image pickup apparatus 20 a.
- the image processing unit 25 b waits for the image-pickup data of one frame sent from the image sensor 24 b (step S 48 ), and increments the frame counter B-frmCnt after receipt of the image-pickup data of one frame (step S 50 ).
- the number of the frame indicated by the frame counter B-frmCnt is written in the table (not shown) corresponding to a location where the image pickup data is stored.
- the ring buffer of the memory 26 b is updated (step S 52 ). In other words, an address in the memory 26 b where the image pickup data is stored is updated to the following address.
- the image processing unit 25 b judges whether or not the instruction of recording a still image has been received from the image pickup apparatus 20 a (step S 54 ).
- the image processing unit 25 b returns to step S 48 , waiting for image pickup data.
- the image processing unit 25 b obtains from the table the location corresponding to the value of the counter TgtCnt which is received from the image processing unit 25 a together with the instruction of recording a still image, and reads the image pickup data from such location, performing the still image recording process on the image pickup data (step S 56 ). Then, the image processing unit 25 b returns to step S 48 , waiting for image pickup data.
- the image pickup apparatus 20 b successively records image pickup data in the ring buffer, before the instruction of recording a still image has been received from the image pickup apparatus 20 a.
- the image pickup apparatus 20 b stores the image pickup data corresponding to the value of the counter TgtCnt, which is received together with the instruction of recording a still image.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram prepared for explaining a synchronous image taking operation performed by the image pickup system 100 using the image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b.
- BT devices 21 a, 21 b generate BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b based on the common radio synchronous signal, respectively.
- TG (Timing Generators) 23 a, 23 b generate the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b synchronized with BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b, respectively.
- the image pickup apparatuses 20 a, 20 b obtain and store the image pickup data 30 a, 30 b based on the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b, respectively. Therefore, it will be understood that the image pickup data 30 a, 30 b obtained in the above manner are precisely synchronized with each other.
- the image pickup system 100 uses the image pickup apparatus 20 a as the master device and the other image pickup apparatus 20 b as the slave device, but when additional image pickup apparatuses are used, operating as the slave device in the same fashion as the image pickup apparatus 20 b, a number of image pickup apparatuses can be used for taking images in synchronization.
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- The present application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-145104, filed Jun. 28, 2012, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to an image pickup apparatus, an image pickup system, an image pickup method and a computer readable non-transitory recording medium.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- A conventional technique is known, which uses plural high-speed cameras to continuously take images of fast-moving phenomena in synchronization. The fast-moving phenomena include blasts, crashes, burning, crackups and electric discharges.
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FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a conventionalimage pickup system 1, which uses plural image pickup apparatuses to take images in synchronization. Theimage pickup system 1 consists of theimage pickup apparatuses image pickup apparatuses image pickup apparatus 10 a, at the same time, sends a shutter command to theimage pickup apparatus 10 b and takes a picture of anobject 12 to obtain image data, performing a still image recording process on the image data to record as apickup image 11 a. Meanwhile, when receiving the shutter command from theimage pickup apparatus 10 a, theimage pickup apparatuses 10 b takes a picture of theobject 12 to obtain image data, performing the still image recording process on the image data to record as apickup image 11 b. - But in the conventional
image pickup system 1, since a time lag in data sending and receiving processes and a variation of the time lag are caused in and between theimage pickup apparatus 10 a and theimage pickup apparatuses 10 b, it is hard to synchronize thepickup images - Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-296323 discloses a technique, which makes plural high-speed cameras take images in synchronization. This conventional technique uses one master camera and plural slave cameras connected to the master camera, and makes the master camera transfer an image synchronizing signal for a high-speed camera to the plural slave cameras, bringing their shooting operations in synchronization.
- In the above conventional technique, the master camera is provided with a timing adjusting unit for securing an accurate synchronization. The timing adjusting unit uses a pulse signal to measure a delay time along a transferring route from the master camera to the slave camera, and compensates for the delay time using the measurement result. The conventional technique is used to continuously take images of the fast-moving phenomena such as blasts, crashes, burning, crackups and electric discharges. The conventional technique provides a camera system, which is able to take an image at an extremely high speed of 1,000,000 frames per second and belongs to a classification of the high-speed cameras for the professional use.
- But the conventional technique disclosed by Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-296323 involves a problem that requires an accurate and troublesome setting before taking pictures. For example, it requires to previously prepare the pulse signal to measure a delay time for making compensation. In general, this technique has another problem that the technique is too complex for consumers to use in dairy life.
- When a method of using a pulse signal to measure a delay time is applied a radio transferring route, an uncertain delay is invited in a digital radio transferring route due to sampling and packet operations, preventing an accurate measurement.
- In an analog radio transferring route, the accurate measurement can be made, but a multiple communication between the master device and slave devices is not allowed. Therefore, the same number of radio communication devices as the slave devices have to be provided at the master device, which also invite a problem that increases the cost and power consumption.
- The present invention provides an image pickup apparatus, an image pickup system, an image pickup method and a computer readable non-transitory recording medium, which will make plural image pickup apparatuses take images in accurate synchronization.
- According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided an image pickup apparatus, which comprises an image pickup unit for taking an image to obtain image data, a communication unit for communicating with another image pickup apparatus in synchronization, a synchronous signal generating unit for generating a synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with a timing of a synchronous operation by the communication unit, an image-pickup synchronous signal generating unit for generating an image-pickup synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with the synchronous signal generated by the synchronous signal generating unit, and an image-pickup controlling unit for determining in accordance with the image-pickup synchronous signal generated by the image-pickup synchronous signal generating unit, image-pickup timings at which the image pickup unit obtains image data.
- According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided an image pickup system including at least a first image pickup apparatus and another image pickup apparatus, the first image pickup apparatus and another image pickup apparatus for obtaining image data in synchronization, wherein the first image pickup apparatus and the another image pickup apparatus each comprise an image pickup unit for taking an image to obtain image data, a communication unit for communicating with the other image pickup apparatus in synchronization, a synchronous signal generating unit for generating a synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with a timing of a synchronous operation by the communication unit, an image-pickup synchronous signal generating unit for generating an image-pickup synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with the synchronous signal generated by the synchronous signal generating unit, an image-pickup controlling unit for determining in accordance with the image-pickup synchronous signal generated by the image-pickup synchronous signal generating unit, image-pickup timings at which the image pickup unit obtains image data, a counting unit for counting from the first the number of frames of image data, which are obtained by the image pickup unit at the image-pickup timings determined by the image-pickup controlling unit, an obtaining unit for obtaining a count value, which has been counted by the counting unit at a time when an image-pickup operation is performed, and a recording controlling unit for associating the image data obtained by the image pickup unit at the time when the image-pickup operation is performed with the count value of the counting unit obtained by the obtaining unit, and for recording the image data associated with the count value of the counting unit, and wherein the first image pickup apparatus further comprises an instruction signal generating unit for generating an instruction signal for giving the another image pickup apparatus an instruction of obtaining and recording image data in synchronization with the image-pickup timing, when the image-pickup operation is performed, and a sending unit for sending the another image pickup apparatus the count value of the counting unit obtained by the obtaining unit together with the instruction signal generated by the instruction signal generating unit, and wherein the another image pickup apparatus further comprises a receiving unit for receiving the count value of the counting unit together with the instruction signal from the first image pickup apparatus, and wherein the recording controlling unit records the image data, which is obtained by the image pickup unit and corresponds to the count value of the counting unit received together with the instruction signal, when the receiving unit receives the instruction signal from the first image pickup apparatus.
- According to still another aspect of the invention, there is provided an image pickup method in an image pickup apparatus, the method which comprises an image pickup process of taking an image to obtain image data, a communication process of communicating with another image pickup apparatus in synchronization, a synchronous-signal generating process of generating a synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with a timing of a synchronous operation at the communication process, an image-pickup synchronous signal generating process of generating an image-pickup synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with the synchronous signal generated at the synchronous-signal generating process, and an image-pickup controlling process of determining in accordance with the image-pickup synchronous signal generated at the image-pickup synchronous signal generating process, image-pickup timings at which image data is obtained at the image pickup process.
- According to yet another aspect of the invention, there is provided a computer readable non-transitory recording medium mounted on an image pickup apparatus, wherein the image pickup apparatus is provided with a computer and an image pickup unit for taking an image to obtain image data, the non-transitory recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program when read and executed to make the computer implement a process, which comprises a communication process of communicating with another image pickup apparatus in synchronization, a synchronous-signal generating process of generating a synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with a timing of a synchronous operation at the communication process, an image-pickup synchronous signal generating process of generating an image-pickup synchronous signal having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with the synchronous signal generated at the synchronous-signal generating process, and an image-pickup controlling process of determining in accordance with the image-pickup synchronous signal generated at the image-pickup synchronous signal generating process, image-pickup timings at which the image pickup unit obtains image data.
- According to the present invention, an advantage can be enjoyed, that accurately synchronizes the timings at which plural image pickup apparatuses take images.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of animage pickup system 100 according to the present embodiment of the invention, whichimage pickup system 100 comprises pluralimage pickup apparatuses -
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a relationship between BT synchronous signals (BT sync signals) sync 1 a, sync 1 b and image-pickup synchronous signals (image-pickup sync signals) sync 2 a, sync 2 b in theimage pickup apparatuses image pickup system 100 according to the present embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 3 is a flow chart of operations performed by theimage pickup apparatuses image pickup system 100 according to the embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing theimage pickup system 100 using theimage pickup apparatuses -
FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a conventionalimage pickup system 1, which uses plural image pickup apparatuses to take images in synchronization. - The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of animage pickup system 100 according to the present embodiment of the invention. Theimage pickup system 100 comprises pluralimage pickup apparatuses FIG. 1 , theimage pickup apparatuses antennas image sensors image processing units memories - BT
devices devices image pickup apparatuses devices image processing units image pickup apparatuses BT devices - Upon receipt of BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b as trigger signals, the
image processing units - TG (Timing Generators) 23 a, 23 b generates image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b having a predetermined cycle and synchronized with BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b, respectively. Each of the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b contains horizontal and vertical synchronous signals. That is, TG (Timing Generators) 23 a, 23 b make the
image processing units - The
image sensors image sensors - In the present embodiment, the
image pickup apparatus 20 a operates as a master device and theimage pickup apparatuses 20 b operates as a slave device. Theimage pickup apparatus 20 a (master device) sends theimage pickup apparatus 20 b (slave device) an instruction of starting a through operation and/or an instruction of starting recording a still image by means of radio communication by BTdevices devices - The
image processing units image sensors image processing units image processing units image sensors memories memories -
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a relationship between BT synchronous signals sync 1 a, sync 1 b and the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b in theimage pickup apparatuses image pickup system 100 according to the present embodiment of the invention. TG (Timing Generators) 23 a, 23 b have a fine adjusting function for making adjustment such that a frequency per sec. of generation of synchronous signals of BT synchronous signal sync 1 a and the frequency of BT synchronous signal sync 1 b will be equivalent to each other. In theimage pickup apparatuses - Operation of the embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.
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FIG. 3 is a flow chart of operations performed by theimage pickup apparatuses image pickup system 100 according to the embodiment of the invention. It is presumed that theimage pickup apparatuses BT devices image pickup apparatus 20 a is set to “master” and a synchronous image-pickup mode of theimage pickup apparatus 20 b is set to “slave” and standby state in response to operation of a user. Theimage pickup apparatuses FIG. 3 . - In the
image pickup apparatus 20 a, theimage processing unit 25 a sets a frame counter A-frmCnt to “0” (step S10), and waits for BT synchronous signal sync 1 a sent fromBT device 21 a (step S12). Immediately thereafter, the instruction of starting the through operation is sent from theimage pickup apparatus 20 a to theimage pickup apparatus 20 b (step S14). Then, in theimage pickup apparatus 20 a, theimage processing unit 25 a controls TG (Timing Generator) 23 a so as to start generating the synchronous signal (step S16). The frame counter A-frmCnt indicates a serial number of the frames of images taken by theimage pickup apparatus 20 a after TG (Timing Generator) 23 a has started generating the synchronous signal. - Meanwhile, in the
image pickup apparatus 20 b, theimage processing unit 25 b sets a frame counter B-frmCnt to “0” (step S40), and waits for the instruction of starting the through operation sent from theimage pickup apparatus 20 a (step S42). Upon receipt of the instruction of starting the through operation, theimage processing unit 25 b in theimage pickup apparatus 20 b controls TG (Timing Generator) 23 b so as to start generating the synchronous signal in the same manner as in theimage pickup apparatus 20 a (step S44). The frame counter B-frmCnt indicates the serial number of the frames of images taken by theimage pickup apparatus 20 b after TG (Timing Generator) 23 b has started generating the synchronous signal. - In the
image pickup apparatuses image pickup apparatuses image sensors - In the
image pickup apparatus 20 a, theimage processing unit 25 a waits for the image-pickup data of one frame sent from theimage sensor 24 a (step S20), and increments the frame counter A-frmCnt after receipt of the image-pickup data of one frame (step S22). The number of the frame indicated by the frame counter A-frmCnt is written in a table (not shown) corresponding to a location where the image pickup data is stored. Then the ring buffer of thememory 26 a is updated (step S24). In other words, an address in thememory 26 a where the image pickup data is stored is updated to the following address. - The
image processing unit 25 a judges whether or not a shutter key (not shown) has been pressed (step S26). When the shutter key has not been pressed (NO at step S26), theimage processing unit 25 a returns to step S20, and waits for image pickup data. - Meanwhile, when the shutter key has been pressed (YES at step S26), the
image processing unit 25 a substitutes the latest value of the frame counter A-frmCnt into a counter TgtCnt, and sends the latest value of the frame counter A-frmCnt (a value of the counter TgtCnt) to theimage processing unit 25 b together with the instruction of starting of recording a still image (step S28). Then, theimage processing unit 25 a performs a still-image recording process on the image pickup data corresponding to the counter TgtCnt in the ring buffer of thememory 26 a (step S30), and then returns to step S20, waiting for image pickup data. - As described above, the
image pickup apparatus 20 a records image pickup data in the ring buffer, which data is successively obtained before the shutter key has been pressed. When the shutter key has been pressed, the image pickup data is stored, corresponding to the latest value of the counter TgtCnt indicated at the time when the shutter key has been pressed. - Meanwhile, the
image pickup apparatus 20 b performs the following processes substantially in the same manner as in theimage pickup apparatus 20 a. In theimage pickup apparatus 20 b, theimage processing unit 25 b waits for the image-pickup data of one frame sent from theimage sensor 24 b (step S48), and increments the frame counter B-frmCnt after receipt of the image-pickup data of one frame (step S50). The number of the frame indicated by the frame counter B-frmCnt is written in the table (not shown) corresponding to a location where the image pickup data is stored. Then the ring buffer of thememory 26 b is updated (step S52). In other words, an address in thememory 26 b where the image pickup data is stored is updated to the following address. - In the
image pickup apparatus 20 b, theimage processing unit 25 b judges whether or not the instruction of recording a still image has been received from theimage pickup apparatus 20 a (step S54). When no instruction of recording a still image has been received from theimage pickup apparatus 20 a (NO at step S54), theimage processing unit 25 b returns to step S48, waiting for image pickup data. - When the instruction of recording a still image has been received from the
image pickup apparatus 20 a (YES at step S54), theimage processing unit 25 b obtains from the table the location corresponding to the value of the counter TgtCnt which is received from theimage processing unit 25 a together with the instruction of recording a still image, and reads the image pickup data from such location, performing the still image recording process on the image pickup data (step S56). Then, theimage processing unit 25 b returns to step S48, waiting for image pickup data. - As described above, the
image pickup apparatus 20 b successively records image pickup data in the ring buffer, before the instruction of recording a still image has been received from theimage pickup apparatus 20 a. When receiving the instruction of recording a still image from theimage pickup apparatus 20 a, theimage pickup apparatus 20 b stores the image pickup data corresponding to the value of the counter TgtCnt, which is received together with the instruction of recording a still image. -
FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram prepared for explaining a synchronous image taking operation performed by theimage pickup system 100 using theimage pickup apparatuses image pickup system 100 shown inFIG. 4 ,BT devices image pickup apparatuses image pickup data image pickup data - In the present embodiment, when the generations of the image-pickup synchronous signals sync 2 a, sync 2 b of TG (Timing Generators) 23 a, 23 b in the
image pickup apparatuses BT devices image sensors BT devices - Further, in the present embodiment, the
image pickup system 100 uses theimage pickup apparatus 20 a as the master device and the otherimage pickup apparatus 20 b as the slave device, but when additional image pickup apparatuses are used, operating as the slave device in the same fashion as theimage pickup apparatus 20 b, a number of image pickup apparatuses can be used for taking images in synchronization. - In the present embodiment, the example of the synchronous recording operation of still images has been explained, but moving images can be recorded in synchronization.
- Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described in the foregoing detailed description, modifications and rearrangements may be made to the disclosed embodiments while remaining within the scope of the invention as defined by the following claims. It is intended to include all such modifications in the following claims and their equivalents.
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